(Courtesy/Pixabay) From hands-on laboratory research to project-based geography and artificial intelligence, Columbus Academy introduced five new classes for the 2026–27 school year. While the subjects span science, history, computer science and Japanese studies, the courses are designed to give students more opportunities to investigate questions, apply what they learn, and shape their own learning past…

The air in our Schoedinger Theater buzzed with excitement as the upper school and faculty filed into their seats. Illuminated by an outstanding spotlight, four chairs and a podium sat on stage. The audience animatedly discussed homework, tests, and the weekend, unaware of four nervous students hidden backstage. While similar Thursdays will occur every week,…

@ca_scioly/instagram Rain forced our annual Club Fair out of its usual spot on the Lazarus Courtyard and into the Dining Hall, but the event still drew its usual crowd of students exploring tables and signing up for clubs.  Club Fair runs in the afternoon of Service Day. It is a fantastic opportunity for students–especially freshmen…

(Courtesy/ Dr. Morris) 1200 chairs, 94 seniors, 60 kindergartners, our faculty, staff, guests, and all grades rallied in the Senior Quad for Academy’s 116th Convocation on Friday, August 28. This tradition launches us into the new school year and encourages reflection on the growth to come over the next 280 days. Head of School, Melissa…

(Flickr) Fifty feet up in the air and clipped into a harness with nowhere to go, I had a lot of time to think. Technically, my platform was only supposed to hold three people–but one of them, many platforms ahead, had been struggling on an element for the past twenty minutes, causing a traffic block.…

Courtesy (Wystan C. and Maryam S.) Filing library books, visiting the elderly, packaging hot meals. Whether we were bused to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, travelling to Sunshine Manor, or upgrading playground equipment, nearly 385 students in 45 Upper School advisories visited over 12 sites on Friday, September 4, to serve the Greater Columbus community on…

Sparks of orange spurted upward from a large fire at the center of a circle of seniors holding sticks with golden marshmallows over flames, while others munched on the s’mores they had already made. Bursts of laughter and conversation overshadowed the crackling fire until a boom thundered in the darkness. A downpour sent students running…

(Courtesy/Ms. Carmichael) For years, Upper School English teacher Ms. Elizabeth Carmichael taught her students about Ireland through pages of classic literature. This past June, however, she finally got to experience the landscapes behind the stories for herself. Carmichael’s connection to Ireland began long before her teaching career. In college at St. Francis University, she took…

(Courtesy/Mr. Fish & Mr. DeVore) Academy’s Robotics team whirred to life on Thursday, April 16, for three days of competition at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC) in Marion. Over the course of the school year, students have dedicated hours outside of class designing, testing, and building robots ranging from nimble autonomous maze solvers to deadly…

Courtesy/ Mike Stegemiler Flocks of “toucans” were spotted around campus on Tuesday, April 21, sparking curiosity and sending students searching for them. But those who went looking realizedthese creatures were not birds at all.  Instead, students found five sets of two soda cans taped to a tree, on which it was revealed that the “toucans”…